Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
News & updates
Our latest news, press releases, blog posts, Pink Ribbon Bulletins & Pink Ribbon Press.
Press release
04 October 2017
Reduce your alcohol intake in October – make your next drink a mocktail!
October is breast cancer awareness month – and to celebrate, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ challenged top Auckland bartender Darren Miley to create three delicious alternatives to your usual alcohol-infused tipple.
Press release
03 October 2017
Centuries on, ancient canvas prompts breast cancer awareness
Four hundred years ago, a young woman named Hendrickje Stoffels posed naked for her lover, Rembrandt.
News
29 September 2017
Switching on pink lights to raise awareness about breast cancer
The 1st of October marked the first day of breast cancer awareness month, with different landmarks around New Zealand taking part in the international Global Illumination Campaign.
Blog
29 September 2017
13 ways to get involved this October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is almost here and there's a lot on! We've put together a guide to help you make the most difference, this October.
Pink Ribbon Press
Pink Ribbon Press - Spring 2017
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Blog
27 September 2017
5 things you need to know about radiation therapy
Most people have an idea about what chemotherapy is, but radiation can prove a bit more mysterious.
Press release
21 September 2017
Pink Ribbon Breakfast raises most money ever
Over 3,600 people hosted Pink Ribbon Breakfast events in May, raising an amazing $1.8 million.
Press release
21 September 2017
Pink Star Walk is back!
Grab some friends, dig out your wackiest outfit and take part in New Zealand’s pinkest night walk in Auckland (October 7), Christchurch (October 28) and Wellington (November 11).
Press release
21 September 2017
El Camino trekkers walk the talk for fundraising
In May, 18 women and two men walked more than 100km from Sarria to Santiago, Spain, raising over $90,000 for BCFNZ.
Press release
21 September 2017
BCFNZ Research Round-Up: Hope for the future
Better together: how you’re helping us fund better, faster (and maybe even cheaper) breast cancer research.
Press release
21 September 2017
Pink Caravan's regional focus
This year, our focus with the Pink Caravan is to work more intensively with regions in an effort to increase the screening uptake and general breast health knowledge across the country.
Press release
21 September 2017
Webinars hit all the right notes
How do you ‘reignite the passion’ after diagnosis and treatment?
News
21 September 2017
Meet Blake - Vivian and Clinton's wee man
You might recognise Vivian Gubb and her husband Clint (left), from our February 2016 appeal. Touched by Vivian’s story of being diagnosed after just one year of marriage, you gave generously.
Press release
21 September 2017
New nurse educator a wise addition
Vivienne Maidens has joined Breast Cancer Foundation NZ as a breast nurse educator, bringing with her a wealth of international experience. Patients who phone our hotline or have joined our on-line patient community “mybc” are already benefitting from Vivienne’s broad knowledge and deep compassion.
Press release
21 September 2017
Innovative pilot helps breast cancer patients keep their hair
Hair loss during chemotherapy can be devastating for breast cancer patients, adding trauma during an already stressful time. But, thanks to your generous donations, many breast cancer patients will emerge from chemotherapy with little or no hair loss over the next few months.
Press release
19 September 2017
Be a STAR and walk for Breast Cancer
Pink Star Walkers are getting ready to line the streets pink for breast cancer at the 2017 Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Pink Star Walks in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Blog
06 September 2017
Te Aroha shares her cancer diary (Part 2)
Te Aroha Isaia, aged 24, was diagnosed with grade three inflammatory HER2+ breast cancer in December 2016. This is part 2 of her story.
Blog
30 August 2017
How to prepare for your breast cancer treatment
Your breast cancer experience will be unique to you. But you don’t have to face it alone. We’ve talked to breast cancer nurses, patients who have gone through similar things to what you’re about to go through, and our wider medical professional community for some insight into those little things that make a big difference.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
August 2017
Revealed: Your best weapon against breast cancer returning, a simpler way to check for the spread of breast cancer, plus your community needs you: be the difference.
Blog
11 August 2017
Revealed: your best weapon against the return of breast cancer
Stopping breast cancer returning (and spreading) could save your life. Earlier this year, a research team at the Odette Cancer Center in Toronto, Canada, discovered that the key may have been hiding in plain sight.
Press release
11 August 2017
Your Community Needs You: Be The Difference
Our annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal is fast-approaching, but there are still areas around New Zealand that need Area Coordinators.
Press release
11 August 2017
A simpler way to check for the spread of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is funding a pilot – a joint venture between surgeons at Nelson and Auckland Hospitals – of an easier way to find cancer in the lymph nodes.
News
10 August 2017
“More drugs and equal access for all,” Breast Cancer Foundation tells politicians
Breast Cancer Foundation chief executive Evangelia Henderson joined with other NZ cancer bosses in Wellington last night to ask our political parties how they plan to improve support and treatments for cancer patients.
Blog
09 August 2017
Plant power, an innovative gel and a way to protect your hair from chemo
Breast cancer research is a dynamic area - from a vaccine for breast cancer to fine-tuned treatments and technologies which can improve your breast cancer experience.